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US Presidents in your lifetime - rank them from best to worst

Posted on 4/26/17 at 11:00 pm
Posted by dcbl
Good guys wear white hats.
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Posted on 4/26/17 at 11:00 pm
For me, this is about 2 things:

1 - how I feel about their policies & positions
2 - my assessment of how hard they worked to implement policies & positions that I think are best for this country

My ranking right now:

1. Donald John Trump
2. Ronald Wilson Reagan
3. Richard Milhous Nixon
4. George Herbert Walker Bush
5. George Walker Bush
6. William Jefferson Clinton
7. Lyndon Baines Johnson
8. Gerald Rudolph Ford
9. James Earl Carter
10. Barrack Hussein Obama

Trump in the top spot could change, but so far, I am ecstatic

No, he has not gotten everything done that I hoping for yet (wall, ACA repeal, tax cuts). But he is for damned sure trying.

Yes, some of his positions are "softening". But he told us this would happen. He flat out said that everything was open to negotiation - no problem with that.

The Gorsuch nomination looks good, but still too early to tell

Reagan moves back to No 1 if Trump slips up. Plus, Iran Contra, Sandra Day O & amnesty - but hey, no one is perfect. I am sure I will have a few issues with Trump when it's all said & done

Nixon - yeah, I know, Watergate. DNGAF - he opened the door to trade with China & was overall a fandamntastic president

GHWB - a good man, probably under-appreciated as POTUS, but not really conservative enough for me. "Read my lips..." still pisses me off, as do his SCOTUS & lower court nominees. YES, we got a couple of good justices, but WTF with Souter & also, naming Sotomeyer to anything. Real head scratcher for me...

W Bush - fricked up a golden opportunity to right the nation's ship when he stepped in and had the Congress. His decision to not fight gross over-spending set us back dramatically & set the stage for an 8 year disaster. He was also frequently maligned, unfairly in my opinion, for being "stupid". I like much of what he did (and tried to do).

Clinton, was a classic politician - his willingness to change & move to the center helped to shape his legacy & create a good reputation & high favorables that still hold to this day. Plus, I have to admit that he did a decent job managing the economy...

LBJ - was really to young to know or care, but from what I have read & studied, he was a hoot. I mean, any man that whips his "Johnson" out on a plane to show everybody how big he is can't be last on my list!

Jimmah - what a train wreck. Weak, ineffectual & the 1st real "lefty loon" to make it to office. He has been a worse ex-president than he was while in office, which is no small feat...

Hussein - there really aren't even words, plus, we are already at TL/DR

eta - frick - I left out Ford, he's easy to forget, pardon me...



This post was edited on 4/26/17 at 11:19 pm
Posted by HailHailtoMichigan!
Mission Viejo, CA
Member since Mar 2012
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Posted on 4/26/17 at 11:02 pm to
quote:

1. Donald John Trump
2. Ronald Wilson Reagan


Posted by RollTide1987
Augusta, GA
Member since Nov 2009
65094 posts
Posted on 4/26/17 at 11:03 pm to
1. Ronald Reagan
2. Bill Clinton
3. George H. W. Bush
4. George W. Bush
5. Barack Obama

(Donald Trump doesn't count yet)
Posted by Superior Pariah
Member since Jun 2009
8457 posts
Posted on 4/26/17 at 11:05 pm to
You are a walking Political Talk stereotype.
Posted by scrooster
Resident Ethicist
Member since Jul 2012
37655 posts
Posted on 4/26/17 at 11:09 pm to
Reagan





Ike


Nixon


Bush 43




Kennedy




Clinton

Bush 41

Ford











LBJ



























Carter





Obama




ETA: I was born under Truman, and Trump has only been in office for a few months so I am not including them in my ranking.
This post was edited on 4/27/17 at 10:07 pm
Posted by dcbl
Good guys wear white hats.
Member since Sep 2013
29685 posts
Posted on 4/26/17 at 11:11 pm to
quote:

You are a walking Political Talk stereotype.


DNGAF

I fully expected to be disappointed by Trump, but supported him anyway

Because, Hillary

The guy is actually working towards doing things that other Republicans have been promising for decades

I am shocked, pleased & surprised that he is doing what he said he would do on the campaign trail.

Plus, this list could change, I know it's really too early to rank Trump yet, but so far so good
Posted by FlatLakeTiger
New Orleans
Member since Nov 2015
2612 posts
Posted on 4/26/17 at 11:12 pm to
In my lifetime...

I like Ike. He built the Interstate Hwy System.
Posted by SG_Geaux
Beautiful St George
Member since Aug 2004
77977 posts
Posted on 4/26/17 at 11:12 pm to
Obama is last by a very long way.
Posted by tarzana
TX Hwy 6--Brazos River Backwater
Member since Sep 2015
26178 posts
Posted on 4/26/17 at 11:16 pm to
Of course this list is based on personal ideology from staunch conservatives at the top of the list, to mainstream centrists at the bottom.

On every such list I've seen however, Gerald Ford ranks toward the bottom. Why? What did Mr. Ford do to achieve such disparagement? He actually survived TWO legitimate assassination attempts.
Posted by Masterag
'Round Dallas
Member since Sep 2014
18805 posts
Posted on 4/26/17 at 11:18 pm to


and y'all wonder why nobody takes you seriously
Posted by Rakim
Member since Nov 2015
9954 posts
Posted on 4/26/17 at 11:19 pm to
1. Reagan
2. Clinton
3. Bush I
4. Nixon
5. Obama
6. Bush II
7. Carter
8. Ford
This post was edited on 4/26/17 at 11:21 pm
Posted by dcbl
Good guys wear white hats.
Member since Sep 2013
29685 posts
Posted on 4/26/17 at 11:22 pm to
quote:

mainstream centrists at the bottom.


You misspelled hard-line leftists
Posted by llfshoals
Member since Nov 2010
15432 posts
Posted on 4/26/17 at 11:25 pm to
Ike
Reagan
JFK
Clinton
Bush 43
Nixon
Ford
Dubya
Carter
Obama
LBJ (if there is a hell he should have his own theme park)
Posted by The7Sins
Truth or Consequences, New Mexico
Member since Nov 2012
1178 posts
Posted on 4/26/17 at 11:28 pm to
1. Reagan
2. Trump
3. Clinton
4. HW Bush
5. Obama
6. W Bush
Posted by CaptChandler
Polis
Member since Sep 2016
2427 posts
Posted on 4/26/17 at 11:31 pm to
I'm pretty young so...

1. Donald Trump (jury is still out though)
2. Bill Clinton
3. Dubya
4. Obama

Numbers 2,3 & and 4 on my list were pretty shitty presidents overall IMO, so I put Trump at the top spot because he has a chance to be a good president.
This post was edited on 4/26/17 at 11:38 pm
Posted by Tuscaloosa
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Posted on 4/26/17 at 11:31 pm to
You have Donald Trump ranked #1 - ahead of the likes of Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton... after three whole months.

Give me a break.

I'm not even going to do you the favor of legitimizing this thread by adding my list.
Posted by Rockbrc
Attic
Member since Nov 2015
7919 posts
Posted on 4/26/17 at 11:32 pm to
Reagan
Eisenhower
Clinton
Bush 1
Kennedy
Nixon
Bush 2
Carter
Ford
Obama
Jury still out on Trump at this point but I like what I see
Would be a good idea for someone to tell McCain and Hillary that they are not anywhere on the list
Posted by NashvilleTider
Your Mom
Member since Jan 2007
11372 posts
Posted on 4/26/17 at 11:32 pm to
1Reagan
2 Clinton
3 W
4.obama
5. Hw
6. Carter
Posted by Rockbrc
Attic
Member since Nov 2015
7919 posts
Posted on 4/26/17 at 11:34 pm to
Forgot LBJ
I put him under Bush 2 and ahead of Carter
Posted by dcbl
Good guys wear white hats.
Member since Sep 2013
29685 posts
Posted on 4/26/17 at 11:34 pm to
I almost swapped Clinton & 43

But just couldn't bring myself to do it...
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